TW says they offer 12 HDTV channels?

[neomaxi]

Check this out.
TW revamped their webpage.

In there FAQ, someone asks how many HDTV channels do they offer.
The reply was 12!!!!

I can only think of 5???

NBC
ABC
PBS
HBO
SHOWTIME

Go here http://www.timewarnerwi.com/wsp/wspDisplay.asp?DOCID=4


Click on "Ask a question"

Click on "Get answers"

Clck on "How many channels do you offer in the high definition format?"


hmmmmmmm..............

[mr_yeti]

Anybody else find the flying pig on their new website to be at all appropriate?

[kjnorman]

They're counting multicast channels as HD. That is misrepresentation.

In my experience the quality of the multicast stations is less than standard def.

More letter writing time to complain@

[kjnorman]

If you rate the answer (I gave it 0%), if gives you the ability to give a reply to the answer.

I wrote this reply:

This answer is incorrect.

TW only offers five stations in the high definition format, not forteen. Your answer mistakenly classify multicast channels as high definition channels. Multicast channels are where a broadcaster squeeze two or more standard definition channels into the space of one high definition channel.

To classify a channel as high definition the channel must be broadcasting a resolution of 720 progressive (720p) or 1080 interlaced. The only stations that TW carries that meet this definition are:

500 HBO HDTV
501 Showtime HDTV
504 WTMJ HDTV
510 WMVS HDTV
512 WISN HDTV

All other stations listed on this answer are multicast stations that are transmitted at a resolution of 480 lines interlaced. In fact the digital compression used on these stations make the picture quality somewhat worse than a good standard definition channel.

Please update this answer as it clearly misrepresents Time Warner's true capability to offer high definition programming. Should you need to learn more about high definition and what your company truely offers, please take a browse at www.milwaukeeHDTV.org. (http://www.milwaukeeHDTV.org.) This is the best source of High Definition programming information in south east Wisconsin.

Kerry Norman
Contributor to www.MilwaukeeHDTV.org (http://www.MilwaukeeHDTV.org[/quote])

[drgingras]

5 HD channels are miraculously turned into 12.
A PINK flying pig.
New slogan - "Now anything's possible"

Well, they sure did get the slogan right!

Dave

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I kinda thought that might happen ...

[kjnorman]

You've got to give them credit for fixing the answer when the error was pointed out to them.

In response to my email to them (and others) they have now revised the question to correctly state 5 channels.

Dear Mr. Norman:

The answer has been corrected. Please accept our apologies for the error.

You are not alone in noticing the error.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us.


Kate Mankowski
Customer Service Correspondent